[CR]Evans frame, Raleigh frame and other items for Sale 7/7/04

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Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 14:21:06 +0100
Subject: [CR]Evans frame, Raleigh frame and other items for Sale 7/7/04
From: "Hilary Stone" <hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


Latest list of an early 1930s F W Evans touring frame, a c1982 Raleigh road frame and other parts for sale to CR members before or after they have been to Ebay. Please ask for photos if you're interested. A frame at present costs $120 to send to the USA.

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All items are priced in $. Shipping will be extra charged at cost. Payment can be made in cash with dollars or by money order in Pounds sterling ($1.70 to 1 GBP). American Express Travellers cheques in $ are also fine. I can take PayPal but I have to charge 5% extra to cover what my bank charges me.

Regards Hilary Stone, Bristol, England

RALEIGH 531 ROAD FRAME c1970s/80s? 22 1/2in (ctt) with a 22 1/2in (ctc) top tube. Wheelbase is about 41 1/2in. The frame number would suggest 1982 but I have been unable to definitely determine the model. It has been suggested it is an International; another person suggested a Competition GS. It is 122mm across the rear ends and has clearance for 27 x 1 1/4in tyres. The lugs are not ones I have seen before feature and an oval shaped cutout and the rear ends are a short unbranded end with mudguard eyes. It is designed for use with standard nut fitting brakes - not allen bolt. The frame appears to be very sound with no dents but the paint is scratched and marked. It has been repainted at some time. $130 http://images.andale.com/f2/118/129/2070911/1087679263746_Raleigh_7080s.jpg http://images.andale.com/f2/118/129/2070911/1087710117868_Raleigh_7080s_deta ils.jpg

F W EVANS TOURING FRAME 1931 22in with a 22in ctc top tube and dating from 1931. This is an unusually large size for the period and belonged for many years to Len James, a well known rider in the CTC in North-West London. The frame has all the special Evans features - the special Evans rear fork ends which take screw adjusters - for this F W Evans was awarded the CTC Silver Plaque in 1926 for the greatest improvement in cycle design. The bottom bracket has Evans Direct lubrication system with two oil ports in the bottom bracket shell. It has a Chater-Lea bottom bracket set fitted together with BSA headclip. Many of the top framebuilders of the time thought this to be the optimum combination of the very best fittings then available. Width across the rear ends is 118mm suggesting that was probably originally equipped with a Cyclo derailleur gear. The paintwork is in a poor state with light surface rust in places but nothing that is at all structurally important. Correct style Evans transfers are available from H Lloyd Cycles. F W Evans was not himself a framebuilder but rather a man of ideas and a bike shop proprietor. He was editor of Cycling magazine for a couple of years in the very early 20s before setting up his first bike shop in 1922. A patented feature of his frames was the Evans Direct Lubrication System. Oil ports were provided in the bottom bracket, head tube and hubs enabling these bearings to be easily oiled with an oil gun. They were much copied by other makers but the Evans version actually had little channels to direct the oil onto the bearings. A nice touch which made maintenance easier. More important was his involvement with several prominent CTC hard riding tourists (A W Romney, ŒHodites¹ and M H Clutterbuck were just some) in building bikes specifically designed for touring. Very early on before derailleur gears were being officially imported from France Evans built bikes incorporating the Cyclo derailleur gear. When the Cyclo derailleur became widely available by 1930 he featured special touring models with them in his catalogue. $175 http://images.andale.com/f2/118/129/2070911/1086971895761_F_W_Evans_1931.jpg http://images.andale.com/f2/118/129/2070911/1088231772452_F_W_Evans_1931_det ails.jpg

TA 5-pin CRANKSET 170mm - an early example of the TA 5-pin crankset from the 1960s or early 70s with blanked off pedal threads. The cranks are 170mm long and are English threaded. It is in very good/excellent condition The tapers and threads are all perfect but the blanking pieces from the back of the pedal threads are missing. New repro TA stickers are available and I can get these at extra cost for the buyer. $40 http://images.andale.com/f2/118/129/2070911/1089708737374_TA_5pin_cranks_ear ly.jpg

SACHS-HURET JUBILEE DOUBLE BRAZE-ON SHIFTERS NOS - preactically perfect $30 http://images.andale.com/f2/118/129/2070911/1090201570452_Sachs_Huret_Jubill ee_levers.jpg

CAMPAGNOLO RECORD PISTA CRANKS 177.5mm 151mm bcd - this dates it to pre 1972. This length of crank is ideal for the taller, longer legged rider. Both cranks have some small marks but no strap or shoe marks. The tapers and threads are all perfect. $85 http://images.andale.com/f2/118/129/2070911/1086694506164_Campag_Pista_151_1 77.5_cran.jpg

SACHS-HURET DUOPAR ECO NOS - excellent and complete with fixings for a Campagnolo dropout. The Duopar was the very top touring gear of the late 1970s and the 1980s until the indexed Shimano MTB rear gears became available. $40

CAMPAGNOLO RECORD PISTA CRANKSET 165mm 151mm bcd - very good/excellent, the151mm bcd chainring fitting - this dates it to pre 1972. The anodizing on each crank has a slightly different colour - that on the right hand crank has some marks but the left hand crank is practically perfect. $95 http://images.andale.com/f2/118/129/2070911/1087046275129_Campag_Pista_151_1 65_cranks.jpg